JISC Circular 4/08
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2009/05/circular408.aspx7.Prospective bidders should also note the following requirements:a.
The proposal must not duplicate existing JISC funded
or planned
work.
Are thereother projects or programmes covering this area of work? Is the project offeringsomething distinct from what already exists?b.
The proposal must not be part of the core institutional remit.
Is this something your institution should be doing anyway, via core funding from the funding council (e.g.student feedback and quality assurance is generally considered part of the institutionscore remit)?c.
The proposal must not include the development or purchase of learningmaterial/learning content.
Projects that propose to create, commission, or repurposelearning material such as lecture notes, learning objects, podcasts, videos, trainingmaterials or virtual world artefacts will not be eligible. However, it would be acceptable toinclude this as part of an institution’s contribution.d.
The proposal should not include the further development of an existing tool
unlessthere is significant demand from a suitable identified community. Note: an example of asuitable community would include staff from a consortia of institutions (whereas staff from a single institution would not).e.
The proposal should not include software and equipment purchase
Given the smallsize of these grants the purchase of software and equipment for your project cannot beincluded. However, it is permissible for this to be included as part of institutionalcontributions.f.
The proposal must have the support of the lead institution and any partners.
At thisstage you must give your assurance that senior staff in each partner have beenconsulted and agreed to the proposal. We reserve the right to check this independently.A financial contribution commensurate to the potential impact of the project on theinstitution is expected.g.
The proposal must not be a direct resubmission of a previous bid to a JISC fundedprogramme.
At this stage you should note any previous bids that your proposal is basedon. We will also check our records. Resubmitted bids will be expected to differ substantially from their initial forms, taking into account JISC feedback where available.In very rare cases the resubmission of very high quality bids judged “out of scope” in aprevious call may be acceptable. Bids that did not meet the deadlines of previous callsmay be submitted if they meet the criteria.
Background
8.JISC supports higher and further education by providing strategic guidance, advice andopportunities to use Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to support research,teaching, learning and administration. JISC is funded by all the UK post-16 and higher education funding councils.9.JISC have released several calls for proposals around the e-learning domain, though thesehave been targeted to particular areas of need identified by consultation or strategic need.With this call we are looking for projects that fall outside of our recent calls – ideas that couldhave a major impact on your institution and the wider sector.10.JISC have run three previous rounds of the Learning and Teaching Innovation Grant fundingopportunity in May 2008, August 2008 and January 2009. In total the programme hassupported nine projects
. JISC is continuously working to improve this experimental fundingprocess and as part of this a review of the process was conducted in early 2009, reporting inMarch 2009. The review included a desk based analysis of bids to the first two rounds alongwith an examination of the assessment process. As a result, a number of changes to thedocumentation have been made based on the recommendations of the report. A copy of thereport is available to read athttp://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearningltig.aspx#downloads .
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